Slack

add the slack account to an employee's profile using the slack field once added, a button will appear in their profile under messaging apps to chat on the native slack app (if installed) or the slack browser interface how it works the slack field is available under the contacts tab when editing an employee's profile this field accepts either a slack member id or a slack url , each with its own validation rules the system accepts standard member ids (starting with "u" or for slack enterprise the id starts with "w") validation rules must be at least 6 characters long must not start with "t" (team id) or "d" (direct message id) must not contain commas if validation fails, the error message directs the user to enter a valid id (e g , u01abcdefgh) the system accepts various valid slack url formats supported url types deep links slack //user?team= \&id= web app links https //app slack com/client/ universal/profile links https //workspace name slack com/team/member id app redirect links https //slack com/app redirect?channel= validation rules if the input is a url, it must strictly match one of the supported slack patterns above generic urls (e g , google ) will trigger an "invalid slack url" error once a valid id or url is saved, a message on slack or open slack button appears in the messaging apps section of the employee detail card button behaviour if a member id was entered the button uses the deeplink https //slack com/app redirect?channel=slack member id if a url was entered the button directs the user to the exact url provided bulk updates users can update this field in bulk via csv export/import with either the member ids or the full urls described above the column header in the csv is slack (mapped to slackmemberid internally)